Nonfiction: A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father and His Taste for Bordeaux
In “The Wine Lover’s Daughter,” Anne Fadiman weaves her own memoir with a biography of her father, Clifton Fadiman, and the compendium of wine knowledge he instilled in her.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
'Creatures Of Will And Temper' Is A Slow-Burn Slide Into Deviltry
Molly Tanzer gives us a seductive, alternate version of Victorian England in her new novel — by turns smoky and smutty, wondrous and louche. And then, embedded carefully in that world, demons.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
From 'Inky's Great Escape' To Singing Seahorses: Animal Books For The Holidays
From real-life, seaweed-carrying dolphins to fictional singing seahorses, animals in these new books can excite the mind, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Women Write of Home, and a Woman’s Place in It
Female authors take on the subject of the home from a variety of perspectives in “This Is the Place,” a collection of essays edited by Margot Kahn and Kelly McMasters.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Fiction: Garth Risk Hallberg’s Mix-and-Match Story of Suburban Ennui
In his novella “A Field Guide to the North American Family,” Hallberg takes an experimental approach to a traditional subject.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
The Book Review Podcast: O Pioneers!
Caroline Fraser talks about “Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder,” and Tiya Miles discusses “The Dawn of Detroit.”
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Editors’ Choice: 7 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
Nonfiction: Detroit’s Untold Stories of Slavery
In “The Dawn of Detroit,” Tiya Miles reconstructs the history and experience of the city’s African-American and Native American slaves.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
A Classics Professor Explains 'Why Bob Dylan Matters'
Harvard professor Richard F. Thomas teaches a popular class on the importance of Bob Dylan, and now he's turned it into a book, full of stories, personal history and the occasional comparison to Ovid.
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Source: NPR Book Reviews
New & Noteworthy
A selection of books published this week; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
Source: NY Times Book Reviews
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